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Antigone canadensis

Sandhill crane

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Maximum lifespan
36.6 yr
AnAge record
mtDNA size
16,697 bp
RefSeq NC_020582.1
GC content
44.49%
Whole genome
Non-coding
1,231 bp
D-loop 1,147 bp

Where Sandhill crane sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Sandhill crane has the 306th longest lifespan of them.

10203040501 yr10 yr100 yrMaximum lifespan, log scaleGC %Sandhill crane
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Base composition

Whole genome16,697 bp
GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
−0.389
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
+0.127

Life history

Maximum lifespan
36.6 years
Adult weight
3.9 kg
Birth weight
114.2 g
Female sexual maturity
3 years
Male sexual maturity
3 years
Gestation or incubation
29 days
Litter or clutch size
2
Litters per year
1
Postnatal growth rate
0.047 per day

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge Build 15 (HAGRID 00709)

About this record

Lifespan source
AnAge build 15
Based on
an animal in the wild
Data quality
acceptable, medium sample
Licence
Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status
Renamed in build 2
In the database since
build 1 (2015-07-01)
Last changed
build 2 (2026-11-13)
Earlier name
Grus canadensis

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq
Whole genome16,697 bp
Protein-coding11,360 bp
12S rRNA970 bp
16S rRNA1,597 bp
All tRNA1,550 bp
D-loop1,147 bp

Genes and regions

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Composition
ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1966 bp28.6%27.0%12.0%32.4%44.41%−0.459+0.028
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 21,039 bp32.3%25.0%10.2%32.4%42.64%−0.521+0.128
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I1,551 bp28.6%25.7%15.6%30.2%45.78%−0.318+0.054
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II684 bp28.9%24.4%15.4%31.3%46.64%−0.342+0.085
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8174 bp32.8%24.1%5.2%37.9%43.10%−0.760+0.152
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6684 bp30.6%25.3%9.5%34.6%44.15%−0.570+0.094
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III784 bp28.6%24.7%14.5%32.1%46.68%−0.377+0.072
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3351 bp29.1%25.6%11.1%34.2%45.30%−0.509+0.063
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L297 bp30.6%24.9%12.8%31.6%44.44%−0.424+0.103
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 41,368 bp31.7%23.7%10.2%34.4%44.59%−0.544+0.145
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 51,815 bp32.4%23.3%11.3%33.0%44.30%−0.490+0.163
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6522 bp40.8%13.0%9.2%37.0%46.17%−0.602+0.516
CYTBCytochrome b1,143 bp28.2%25.3%12.1%34.5%46.54%−0.481+0.054
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA970 bp31.3%20.0%19.3%29.4%48.66%−0.208+0.221
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA1,597 bp34.4%22.2%18.2%25.3%43.46%−0.164+0.216
D-loopControl region (D-loop)1,147 bp30.1%28.7%15.1%26.2%41.24%−0.269+0.024

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

3,792 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.8%
UUU55
UUC166
Leu L17.4%
UUA102
UUG17
CUU71
CUC147
CUA290
CUG34
Ile I8.1%
AUU82
AUC225
Met M4.7%
AUA146
AUG31
Val V4.2%
GUU36
GUC37
GUA68
GUG17
Ser S7.6%
UCU28
UCC93
UCA101
UCG6
AGU9
AGC50
Pro P5.8%
CCU31
CCC65
CCA122
CCG2
Thr T9.4%
ACU61
ACC145
ACA146
ACG6
Ala A7.3%
GCU48
GCC129
GCA92
GCG9
Tyr Y2.8%
UAU30
UAC77
His H3.0%
CAU25
CAC90
Gln Q2.6%
CAA91
CAG7
Asn N3.4%
AAU29
AAC99
Lys K2.3%
AAA83
AAG3
Asp D1.7%
GAU21
GAC42
Glu E2.5%
GAA82
GAG13
Cys C0.7%
UGU9
UGC17
Trp W2.8%
UGA92
UGG14
Arg R1.9%
CGU10
CGC18
CGA37
CGG7
Gly G5.7%
GGU22
GGC82
GGA71
GGG43
Stop 0.3%
UAA6
UAG2
AGA1
AGG2

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_020582.1

Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.

  • Protein-coding13
  • rRNA2
  • tRNA22
  • D-loop1
  • Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
  • Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (44.5%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
FeatureTypeStartEndLengthStrandGC
tRNA-PheTransfer RNA17373 bp+–
12S rRNARibosomal RNA741,043970 bp+48.7%
tRNA-ValTransfer RNA1,0441,11673 bp+–
16S rRNARibosomal RNA1,1172,7131,597 bp+43.5%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)Transfer RNA2,7142,78875 bp+–
ND1Protein-coding gene2,7943,759966 bp+44.4%
tRNA-IleTransfer RNA3,7583,82972 bp+–
tRNA-GlnTransfer RNA3,8383,90871 bp−–
tRNA-MetTransfer RNA3,9083,97669 bp+–
ND2Protein-coding gene3,9775,0151,039 bp+42.6%
tRNA-TrpTransfer RNA5,0165,08671 bp+–
tRNA-AlaTransfer RNA5,0885,15669 bp−–
tRNA-AsnTransfer RNA5,1595,23173 bp−–
tRNA-CysTransfer RNA5,2345,30067 bp−–
tRNA-TyrTransfer RNA5,3005,37071 bp−–
COX1Protein-coding gene5,3726,9221,551 bp+45.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)Transfer RNA6,9146,98774 bp−–
tRNA-AspTransfer RNA6,9907,05869 bp+–
COX2Protein-coding gene7,0617,744684 bp+46.6%
tRNA-LysTransfer RNA7,7467,81570 bp+–
ATP8Protein-coding gene7,8177,990174 bp+43.1%
ATP6Protein-coding gene7,9818,664684 bp+44.2%
COX3Protein-coding gene8,6649,447784 bp+46.7%
tRNA-GlyTransfer RNA9,4489,51669 bp+–
ND3Protein-coding gene9,5179,868352 bp+45.3%
tRNA-ArgTransfer RNA9,8719,93868 bp+–
ND4LProtein-coding gene9,93910,235297 bp+44.4%
ND4Protein-coding gene10,22911,5961,368 bp+44.6%
tRNA-HisTransfer RNA11,61411,68370 bp+–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)Transfer RNA11,68411,75067 bp+–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)Transfer RNA11,75011,82071 bp+–
ND5Protein-coding gene11,82113,6351,815 bp+44.3%
CYTBProtein-coding gene13,64514,7871,143 bp+46.5%
tRNA-ThrTransfer RNA14,79214,86170 bp+–
tRNA-ProTransfer RNA14,87914,94870 bp−–
ND6Protein-coding gene14,95515,476522 bp−46.2%
tRNA-GluTransfer RNA15,48115,55171 bp−–
D-loopControl region15,55116,6971,147 bp–41.2%

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